A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Pro Wrestling

A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Pro Wrestling

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Here we?re talking wrestling: not sumo, but long hair, sparkly spandex pants, rock ‘n’ roll style pro-wrestling. It seems everyone knows about the WWE, but maybe a few less know that Japan is home to the world’s second-biggest organization in professional wrestling?New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Many argue that thanks to its underdog status, Japan pro wrestling is far more experiential, groundbreaking and exciting than some of its contemporaries.
In recent times, NJPW has gone completely global, capturing the devotion, attention and admiration of wrestling fans across the world. It?s rowdy, theatrical and a whole lot of fun while being a solid, serious thing. If you?ve ever thought about seeing wrestling,The post A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Pro Wrestling appeared first on Tokyo Cheapo.

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